Platform type shoe, slipper, or the like and method of making same



.lune 21, 1949. A. ORLANDO PLATFORM TYPE SHOE, SLIPPER OR THE LIKE AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME Filed Sept. 19, 1946 um n YM lmlllllllllllllllllllllllllllll l I mlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll.-

20 s /0 Z0 /0 'f5 /5 24 Fil-515. .24 lNvENToR /vrHo/vy Oma/V00 ATTORNEY Patented June 2l, 1949 PLATFORM LIKE AND TYPE SHOE, SLIPPER, OR THE METHOD F MAKING SAME Anthony Orlando, Bronx, N. Y. Application September 19, 1946, Serial No. 698,068 14 Claims. (Cl. 36--19.5)

This invention relates to shoes, slippers and other footwear and to methods for making them and more particularly to platform shoes or slippers and shoes or slippers so constructed that their construction is strong and sightly and their method of making on a sewing machine facilitated though it is noted that inksome of the claims the invention is not limited to parts .secured together by stitches, or to platform shoes,

One object of the invention is to provide improved footwear of this kind so constructed that parts to be secured together are easily placed between the pressure foot and feed bed of an ordinary single needle straight stitch or by a zigzag stitch sewing machine.

Other objects of the invention are to provide an improved construction of this kind which enables the shoe to be lasted before applying the platform and outsole and to provide a strong stitch where great strain comes.

Additional objects of the invention are to effect simplicity and efficiency in such methods and footwear and to provide an extremely simple shoe or slipper of this kind which is economical, durable, sightly and reliable in use and economical to manufacture.

Still. other objects of the invention will appear as the description proceeds; and while herein details of the footwear anad method steps and their order are described in the specification and some of the claims, the invention as described in the broader claims is not limited to these, and many and various changes may be made without departing from the scope of the invention as claimed in the broader claims.

n The inventive features for the accomplishment of these and other objects are shown herein in connection with several forms of slipper or shoe each of which briefly stated includes an insole superposed on a platform, and a wrapper having its upper margin disposed adjacent to the insole with the edge of said upper margin inset from thev edge of the platform, the wrapper having its lower margin drawn downwardly around the edge face of the platform and turned inwardly and secured to the margin of the lower face of the platform. A foxing strip or strips forming the lower portion of the upper has an inner margin superposed upon the upper margin of the wrapper; .and stitches passing through the insole, the lower margin of the foxing strip and the upper margin of the wrapper for securing the margins in superposed position and to hold them to the`insole.

\'I'he-"oxing.strip and ari-upper` member having its lower edge secured by lacing, paddingmachine stitching or other means to the upper edge of the foxing strip cooperate to form the shoe or slipper upper; and an outsole is secured to the'lower face of the platform and the lower face of the inturned part of the wrapper.

My improved methods of making footwear include superposing the inner edge of a foxing blank upon the inner edge of a wrapper blank and stitching the superposed edges to the margin of an insole and securing, to the outer edge of the foxing blank, the lower edges of blanks cooperating with the foxing blank to form uppers, after which the footwear may be lasted. A sole-shapedA the lower face of the insole, of the wrapper is drawn around the edge of the platform and secured to the bottom face of the platform, after which an outsole is secured to the bottom face of the platform and said lower margin of the wrapper.

Any suitable or usual leather, skin or other material or contrasting materials may be used for making the wrappers, the upper part of the shoe or slipper uppers and the foxing strip. The construction and method are particularly suitable for making the foxing strip, upper member 'and sock lining of sheep skin Shearling. The wrapper may be made of any suitable leather or material and the platform, outsole and insole and sock lining may also be made of any usual or suitable material.

While particular advantages result from the stitching stated above, it is noted that substitution of cementing or other securing methods, or vice versa, may be made when conditions seem desirable.

In the accompanying drawing showing, by way of example, several of many possible embodiments of the invention,

Fig. 1 shows a side elevation of a slipper or shoe as it appears when made by any of the several methods or constructions herein;

Fig. 2 is a sectional view of one form of construction of the invention with a last therein, the section being taken in a transverse plane located as indicated by the line 2-2 of Fig. 1; and

Figs. 3, 4 and 5 respectively show similarly platform is secured to and the lower margin `located sections of other forms of the invention, Figs. 4 and 5 being fragmentary;

Figs. 6 and 'l are sectional views partly in yelevation showing a step in the method of making the-shoes of Figs. 2 and 3 respectively.

My improved footwear as shown in Figs. 1 and 2 comprises a platform l0 of cork, felt or other material on which is superposed an insole ll of leather, fabric or the like having its margin I2 turned down and disposed against the edge face of the platform. A sock-lining or soleshaped member I3 is secured by cement or stitches I4 or both on the insole with its edge inset from the edges of the platform.

A platform wrapper I5 having its upper margin I6 butting the edge face4 of theV sock lining has. IJ drawn downwardly.A around! they its lower part; margin of the insole and secured to the lower face of the margin of the platform. The margin IZ may be cemented to the wrapper and the edge face of the platform if desiredi A foxing or other strip I8 has its inner margin superposedupcn thel upper margin I6 of the wrapper and'v butting against the edge face of the sock lining I3; and a line of stitches 20 passes throughsaid insole I I', the lower margin of the foxing strip, and the upper margin of the wrapper for securing them all strongly together.

, Upper members 2|, 2l have their lowermargns secured to the upper edge of the foXin'g strip by means of laces 22, constrasting or otherwise, as 1 and 2 or by padding machine stitches. as at 22a in Fig. 3, or by other. means to form the. shoe or slipper uppers; and an outsole 24 is secured to the. lower face of the platform andthe lower face of the lower part of the wrapper.

My improved method of making the. footwear of Figs. 1 and 2` includes placing a sock-lining I3` (Figs. 2 and 6) of4 approximately sole shape, and. of, less than sole length and'width on a. similarly shaped insole. II of greater than sole Width. and length, leaving an exposed upper face of the mar'.- gi'n I 2` of the insole, and securing the edges. of' the thus placed sock-lining to the insole by stitches` I4 or by cement or both. The. inner edges` of, a. foxing blank I8 are superposed upon the inner edge I6 of a wrapper blank andpl'aced' in abutment against the edges of the sock-lining f.

as a guide, the margins being placed between the. pressure-foot 25 (.Fig. 6) and feed bed. 26j and'. dog 2'! of`an ordinary single needle straight stitch sewing machine after whichv the margins.V are stitched together, the line of stitches 2U passing through said blanks I5, I8' and theinsole II, the disposition of the blanks allowing entirely free access of the pressure-foot and feed bed and dog to the blanks and insole.

The outer edge of the foxing blank I8 is. then secured by laces 22 or stitches to the lower'v edges of blanks 2l, 2I cooperating. with the foxing blank to form the shoe or slipper uppers, for lasting by inserting a last 30. in the*I uppers againsta sock-lining I 3'.

The sole-shaped platform lll` is then cemented to the lower face of the insole with the margins of' the insole projecting substantially uniformly beyond the platform. Then the wrapper l is drawn downwardly to force the insole margin I2 against the edge face of the platform, and the lower margin ofthe wrapper I1 is drawn under the platform as in Fig. 2, and cemented to the lower face of the platform after which the outsole 24 is cemented' to the lower face of. the platform and said lower margin I'I` of the wrapper.

The stitches 2li form an extra strong securing means for holding. the strip I3- and the Wrapper marginl IB in place.4

My improved footwear as shownA in Fig. 3com.- prises. a platform` I on which is superposed an insole I. I ay having its edges inset from the edges ,of ther platform. A wrapper Ia having its upper margin I6 abutting the edge face of the insole I'In. has its lower part I1 disposed downwardly around the edge face of the platform and turned inwardly and cemented to the margin of the lower face of the platform I Il. A foxing strip I8 has its inner margin super-posed upon the upper margin of the insole. Zig-zag stitches Illa, a comprise stitches I 4a passing through the edge of the insole, and stitches 20a passing through-.thelower margin. of. they foxing strip and uppennrargin of the wrappelythus securing these margins in superposed relation. The threads 3| of .the zig-zag stitches connect the stitches Ma, 20a together and hold said superposed margins of.` the1 foxingf strip and the wrapper against the edgeroffth'e insole.A

Asock.lining I3a secured by cement, stitches 32 or other means on the insole and over said zigzag' stitches= I'4'a; 20a and an upper member 2l has its lower edge secured by padding machine stitches 22a or other means to the upper edge of the foxing strip I8. AnV outsole 24 is secured to the lower-face ofthe platform and the lower face ofthe inturned part I'T of the Wrapper.

My improved method of making the footwear of'Fig. Z-lincludes the' steps-of superposing the inner edgeofa foxingblank I8 upon the inner edge of-the margin IG of a wrapperblank I5a disposing sa-i'd superposedi'edges in abutment to the edge face of an insole II`aof approximately'sole-shape, and of' less than sole length and width with said blanks substantially in the plane of the insole asin Fig; 7 and placing' the abutting edges between the pressure-foot a, feed dog 27a, and feed plate 26a' of al zig-zag sewing machine, and securing' all' of` said edges together by means of zig-zag stitches, one lineoff'stitches 20a passing through said blanks, the other line Illa passing through the insole. Then the sock lining ISa may be securedover the insole and the zig-zag stitches by cement or by stitches 32 or other means. The stitches3-2 maybe placed through, or

at either side of: the zig-zag stitches.

Next the` outer edgev of the foxing blank I8 may be secured2 to the lower edges of blanks ZI, 2l cooperating with the foxingblank to form uppers; afterV which theshoeI or slipper may be lasted by inserting a last in the uppers against the socle-lining'. This lasting holds the assembled parts' fierl cementingP a sole-shaped platform Il to the'lower' face of the insole and drawing the Iowerm-argin I=1' of the wrapper under the platform-and cementin-g'it to the lower face of the margi'nofthe platform, after which an outsole 24 maybe'cemented to the lower face of the platform and said lower margin of the wrapper.

The form of invention of Fig; 4 is similar to that of Fig; 2, except that the member I3b corresponding to the sock-lining serves as an inner lining resting on the insole I I, and a sock-lining I3cfcemented', stitched or otherwise secured thereon is disposed over the stitches I fl, 20 securing the inner lining I3b, insole Il, and the wrapper I5 and strip I8v together. The sock-lining I3c may be cemented in place or stitched in place by a line of stitches 32h placed in any convenient locationl or at the extreme marginal portion as shown.

The form of `invention of Fig. 5 is similar to that of' Fig. 4^, except that' the inner lining I3b of Fig. i is omitted andi the sock-lining l3c is disposed against the intra-marginal part of the 'insole-f II of. the foxing strip I8. It may be cemented in place or secured by suitably placed stitches 320;.

Various combinations of the features of Figs. 2 to 5 may be made if desired.

The method of' making the form of invention of Fig. 4, except for the same as described of Figs. 2 and 6, and the method of adding the sock lining |30 is the same as adding the sock lining 13a of Figs. 3 and 7.

The method of making the form of invention of Fig. 5, is the same as that of Fig. 4 except that the inner lining l3b is omitted.

The invention claimed is:

' 1. Footwear which comprises a platform; a sole-shaped member superposed on the platform; a wrapper having its upper margin adjacent to said member with the edge of said margin inset from the edge of the platform, the wrapper having its lower margin drawn downwardly around the edge face of the platform and turned inwardly and secured to the margin of the lower face of the platform; an outsole secured to the lower face of the platform and the lower face of the inturned part of the wrapper; a foxing strip having its inner margin disposed above the level of the bottom face of said member and superposed upon the upper margin of the wrapper; stitches engaging the platform passing through said member, the lower margin of the foxing strip and the upper margin of the wrapper thereon for securing the margins in superposed position and to hold them to the insole; and an upper member having its lower edge secured to the upper edge of the foxing strip and cooperating therewith to form uppers.

2. Footwear which comprises a platform; a soleshaped member disposed over the platform and having its edges inset from the edges of the platform; a wrapper having its upper margins butting the edge of said member and its lower part drawn downwardly around the edge face of the platform and turned inwardly and secured to the margin of the lower face of the platform; an outsole secured to the lower face ofy the platform and the lower face of the inturned part of the wrapper; a foXing strip having its inner margin superposed upon the upper margin of the wrapper against the edge of the insole; lines of means including stitches having one line of the stitches passing through the edge of the insole, and the other line of the stitches passing through the lower margin of the foxing strip and the upper margin of the wrapper thereon for securing the margins in superposed position and to hold them sock liningl3c, is the together and to the edge of the insole; an additional member secured over the first-named member secured on the insole and over said stitches: and an upper vamp member having its lower edge secured to the upper edge of the foxing strip.

3. Footwear which comprises a platform; an linner member disposed over the platform with its edges inset from the edges of the platform; a wrapper having its upper margin butting the edge of said inner member and its lower part drawn downwardly around the edge of the piat- ,form and secured to the lower face of the margin of the platform; an outsole secured to the lower face of the platform and the lower part of the wrapper; a foxing strip having its inner margin superposed upon the upper margin of the wrapper against the edge of the inner member; aline of stitches passing through the' margin of the inner member, the lower margin of the foxling strip and the upper margin of the wrapper `for securing said margins together; a sock lining disposed over the inner member over said stitches; and an upper member having its lower edge secured to the upper edge of the foxing strip.

4. Footwear which comprises a platform; an

6 insole superposed on the platform and' having its margin downturned an-'d disposed against the edge face of the platform; an inner lining on the insole With its edges inset from the edges of the platform; a wrapper having its upper margin on the margin of the insole and its lower part drawn downwardly around the margin of the insole and secured to the lower face of the margin of the platform; an outsole secured to the lower face of the platform and the lower part of the wrapper; a foxing strip having its inner margin superposed upon the upper margin of the wrapper; a line of stitches passing through said insole, the lower margin of the foxing strip, of the wrapper for securing them together; upper members having their lower edges secured to the upper edge of the foxing strip; and a sock lining disposed over the platform and said margins.

5. Footwear which comprises a platform; an insole superposed on platform; a wrapper having its upper margin disposed over the insole and its lower part drawn downwardly around the margin of the insole and secured to the lower face of the margin of the platform; an outsole secured to the lower face of the platform and the lower part of the wrapper; a foxing strip having its inner margin superposed upon the upper margin of the wrapper; stitches passing through the lower margin of the foXing strip, the upper margin of the wrapper and the insole for securing the margins in superposed position and to hold them together and to the insole; a sock lining disposed over the insole and over said stitches; stitches passing through the sock lining, said strip. said wrapper and said insole; and an upper member having its lower edge secured to the upper edge of the foxing strip.

6. Footwear which comprises a platform; an insole superposed on the platform and having its margin downturned and disposed against the edge face of the platform; a wrapper having its upper margin disposed on the insole over the margin of the platform, and its lower part drawn downwardly around the margin of the insole and secured to the lower face of the margin of the platform; an outsole secured to the lower face of the platform and the lower part of the wrapper; a foxing strip having its inner margin superposed upon the upper margin of the wrapper against the edge of the sock lining; a line of stitches passing through the lower margin of the foxing strip, the upper margin of the Wrapper thereon and the insole for securing said margins in superposed position to hold them together and on the insole; a sock lining having its edges disposed over said stitches; and an upper member having its lower edge secured to the upper edge of the foxing strip.

'1. Footwear which comprises a platform having edge faces; a sole-shaped member superposed on and extending entirely across the middle part of the platform, the eXtreme edge of the member engaging the platform; a wrapper having its upper margin adjacent to the soleshaped member with the edge of said margin inset from the edge of the platform, the wrapper having its lower margin drawn forwardly around the edge face of the platform and turned inwardly and secured to the margin of the lower face of the platform; a foxing strip having its inner margin superposed upon the upper margin and edge of the wrapper' against the edge of the sole-shaped member; stitches passing through said member, the lower margin of the foxing strip, and the upper margin of the wrapper for and the upper margin securing such margins in superposed position and to hold them. to the member; an outsole secured to the lower face of the platform and the lower margin of the wrapper; and an upper member having its lower edge secured to the upper edge of the foxing strip.

8, Footwear which comprises a thick platform having edge faces; a sole-shaped member super-4 posed on and extending entirely across the middle part of the platform, the extreme edge of the member engaging the platform; a Wrapper having its upper margin adjacent to the sole-shaped member with the edge of said margin inset from the edge of the platform a distance approximately as great as the thickness of the platform, the wrappe;` having its lower margin drawn forwardly around the edge face of the platform and turned inwardly and secured to the margin of the lower face of the platform; an outsole secured to the lower face of the platform and lower margin of the wrapper; a foxing strip having its inner margin superposed upon the upper margin and edge of the wrapper; stitches passing through said member, the lower margin of the foxing strip, and the upper margin of the wrapper for securing such margins in superposed-position and to hold them to the member; the lower part of the stitches and the edge of the sole-shaped member engaging the platform; and an upper member having its lower edge secured to the upper edge of the foxing strip.

9. Footwear which comprises a platform having edge faces; an insole stitched and superposed on and extending entirely across the platform; a sole-shaped member disposed entirely across the intramarginal part of the insole and having its edges inset from the edges of the platform; a wrapper having the edges of its upper margin abutting the edge face of said sole-shaped' member, the wrapper having its lower margin drawn downwardly around theedge face of the platform and turned inwardly and secured to the lower face of the platform; a foxing strip having its inner margin superposed upon the upper margin of the wrapper and its lower edge abutting the edge face of the sole-shaped member; stitches passing through the insole, the lower margin of the foxing strip, the upper margin of the wrapper for securing said margins in superposed position and to hold them to the insole; and an upper member having its lower part secured to the upper margin of said strip.

l0. Footwear which comprises a platform having edge faces; an insole stitched and superposed on and extending entirely across the platform and having downturned margins disposed against said edge faces; a sole-shaped member disposed entirely across the intramarginal part of the insole and having edge faces inset from the edges of the platform; a wrapper having the edges of its upper margin abutting the edge face of said sole-shaped member near the edge of the platform, the wrapper having its lower margin drawn downwardly around said downturned margins and the edge face of the platform and turned inwardly and secured to the margin of the lower face of the platform; a foxing strip having its inner margin superposed upon the upper margin of the wrapper and its lower edge abutting the edge face of the sole-shaped member; the top face of the inner margin of the foxing bla-nk and the bottom face of the upper margin of the wrapper blank being respectively substantially in the upper and lower planes of the sole-shaped member; stitches passing through the insole, the lower CJ margin of the foxing strip, the upper margin of the wrapper for securing such margins in superposed position and to hold them to the insole; and an upper member having its lower part secured to the upper margin of said strip.

1l. Footwear which comprises a platform; a sole-shaped member disposed over the platform and having its edges inset from the edges of the platform; a wrapper having the edges of its upper margin abutting the edge face of said member near the edge of the platform, the wrapper having its lower margin secured beneath the platform; an outsole secured to the lower face of the platform and the lower margin of the wrapper; a strip having its inner margin superposed upon the upper margin of the wrapper and its lower edge abutting the edge face of the sole-shaped member; means for securing the member, strip and wrapper together including stitches passing through the sole-shaped member and an upper member having its lower part secured to the upper margin of said strip.

12. Footwear which comprises a platform having edge faces; an insole superposed on and extending entirely across the platform and having downturned margins disposed against said edge faces; a wrapper having its upper margin adjacent to the insole with the edge of said margin and inset from the edge of the platform, the wrapper having its lower margin drawn downwardly around downturned margins and the edge face of the platform and turned inwardly and secured to the margin of the lower face of the platform; a foxing strip having its inner margin superposed upon the upper margin of the wrapper against the edge of the insole; stitches passing through the insole, the lower margin of the foxing strip, the upper margin of the wrapper for securing such margins in superposed position and to hold them to the insole; a sock lining having its margin disposed over the lower margin of the foxing strip; stitches passing through the insole and the adjacent margins of the wrapper, foxing strip and sock lining.

13. Footwear which comprises a platform having edge faces; an insole stitched and superposed on and extending entirely across the platform and having downturned margins disposed against said edge faces; a sole-shaped member disposed entirely across the intramarginal part of the insole and having its edges inset from the edges of the platform; a wrapper having the edges of its upper margin abutting the edge face of said sole-shaped member near the edge of the platform, the wrapper having its lower margin drawn downwardly around said downturned margins and the edge face of the platform and turned inwardly and secured to the margin of the lower face of the platform; a foxing -strip having its inner margin superposed upon the upper margin of the wrapper and its lower edge abutting the edge face of the sole-shaped member; stitches passing through the insole, the lower margin of the foxing strip, the upper margin of the wrapper for securing such margins in superposed position and to hold them to the insole; .a sock lining disposed over the sole-shaped member and the lower margin of the foxing strip; stitches passing through the insole and the adjacent margins of the wrapper, foxing strip and the sock lining; and an upper member having its lower part secured to the upper margin ofsaid strip.

14. A process of shoe making which comprises providing an insole member having butt-fastened to the outer edge thereof a foxing strip and a,

platform wrapper strip; securing the foxing strip to an upper, placing a platform member beneath said insole member, securing the platform Wrapper strip over and beneath the edge of the platform member and securing an outsole to said platform member.

ANTHONY ORLANDO.

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